Missi Davis

High Concept Labs (HCL) is accelerating efforts to launch an ongoing artist commissioning program through the support of the Walder Foundation as one of ten organizations selected to be curating partners for Chicago Takes 10 — a new virtual series highlighting artists and arts organizations affected by the pandemic and subsequent shut downs.

High Concept Laboratories (HCL), a Chicago-based arts service organization and artist incubator, announced today that Missi Davis has joined HCL as its new Managing Director

A Red Orchid Theatre announces the extension of Traitor, an adaptation of Heinrich Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, written by Ensemble Member Brett Neveu and directed by Ensemble Member Michael Shannon, due to overwhelming demand. The production features Ensemble Members Dado, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Larry Grimm, Guy Van Swearingen and Natalie West, with Jacob Alexander, Mary Jo Bolduc, Missi Davis, Kristin Ellis, Nation Henrickson, Frank Nall and Steve Walker, featuring lighting design by Ensemble Member Mike Durst. Traitor will add Wednesday evening performances in February and now runs through March 4, 2018. 2018 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells. Tickets for the extension are on sale now.

A Red Orchid Theatre continues its 2017-2018 Season with the World Premiere of Traitor, an adaptation of Heinrich Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, written by Ensemble Member Brett Neveuand directed by Ensemble Member Michael Shannon.

A Red Orchid Theatre continues its 2017-2018 Season with the World Premiere of Traitor, an adaptation of Heinrich Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, written by Ensemble Member Brett Neveu and directed by Ensemble Member Michael Shannon.

A Red Orchid Theatre continues its 2017-2018 Season with the World Premiere of Traitor, an adaptation of Heinrich Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, written by Ensemble Member Brett Neveu and directed by Ensemble Member Michael Shannon.

The Inconvenience gears up for their eighth year of multidisciplinary programming, presenting four projects focusing on the responsibility of the artist in a volatile political and cultural climate. Season 8 considers how we Reflect, React, Resist and Rebuild through visibility, interchange and accountability.

The Inconvenience returns to the underbelly of The Chopin Theatre to present nine intimate performances in the 6th installment of the acclaimed Fly Honey Show. 

The Inconvenience returns to the underbelly of The Chopin Theatre to present nine intimate performances in the 6th installment of the acclaimed Fly Honey Show. 

This Saturday, June 20th, The Inconvenience and Locallective band together to present QuickDraw: a one-night-only Game Show/Art Show/Punk Show. The Inconvenience and Locallective have each selected two visual artists for the battle and The Inconvenience's Mary Williamson hosts as the artists square off head-to-head to complete the quickest, loudest, most exciting collection of works during the games where the audience plays the judge.

This May, The Inconvenience will bring you the World Premiere of The Salts, a brand new experiential dance project by Erin Kilmurray in collaboration with Molly Brennan.

The Inconvenience is proud to officially announce its 2015 Season. This year, The Inconvenience returns to their fundamental, collaborative roots by producing a variety of multidisciplinary programming aimed at investigating artists' engagement with the community. The Inconvenience looks forward to bringing you a year full of exciting art, with this, its 2015 Season.

The Inconvenience is very happy to announce a new Artistic Director, as well as it's recent hiring of Development and Managing Directors. After leading the company since it's inception, Chris Chemlik is handing the reigns of Artistic Director over to Founding Member Missi Davis, who has been serving as the Executive Director and Producer. Chris is still an active and integral member of The Inconvenience, and is excited for Missi to lead the company in a new direction both creatively and within the administration. The Inconvenience also welcomes Charlie Otto as the company's Managing Director, and Joe Varisco as the new Development Director.

It's the perfect holiday gift or stocking stuffer! The Inconvenience and The New Colony's world premiere, '70s-style sitcom B-SIDE STUDIO is now available on DVD at Amazon.com ($19.99). The original four episodes, filmed in front of a live studio audience at Chicago's The Logan Center for the Arts in the fall of 2013, have been edited and remastered into eight shorter episodes.

The Inconvenience would like to bid a fond farewell to Emily Reusswig who, until the new year, served as Executive Director. Emily will be taking on a full-time position as Development Director for Redmoon.

Dog & Pony Theatre Company kicks off its 10th anniversary with the world premiere of Breach by Egan Reich, a hyper-physical piece about five grieving women attempting to butcher a whale, at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. Co-artistic director and founder Krissy Vanderwarker directs.

Dog & Pony Theatre Company kicks off its 10th anniversary with the world premiere of Breach by Egan Reich, a hyper-physical piece about five grieving women attempting to butcher a whale, at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. Co-artistic director and founder Krissy Vanderwarker directs.

THE INCONVENIENCE is pleased to announce the addition of its first Artistic Associates. LORI CROSTHWAIT, SHANNON MATESKY and BRANDON MOORHEAD have been outstanding collaborators and supporters of The Inconvenience for years and we are proud to welcome them into our family.